Michael List
IT System Engineer at IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH
“partnaer has helped us to fundamentally develop our project portfolio management. Thanks to the integration in Jira, clear responsibilities and optimized resource management, we have created transparency and significantly increased efficiency. The highly professional and structured collaboration was a complete success - absolutely recommendable!”
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From fragmented planning to structured project management
The IT Infrastructure Department at IU International University faced challenges with visibility in its project portfolio management. Projects were being planned, but not in a coordinated way. Resource allocation was inconsistent. Project planning was patchy. Without a standardised system in place, collaboration suffered, and dependencies were missed.
Managing complexity without clarity
With over 130 000 students and more than 250 study programs, IU needed more than just a small fix - it needed a robust and user-friendly project portfolio management (PPM) system. IU teamed up with partnaer to design and implement a sustainable and future-proof system that would not only enhance immediate performance but also support scalability across other departments.
Clearing project visibility for improved planning and stronger teamwork
Over a focused engagement, partnaer supported IU in:
- Integrating all active projects into Jira for transparent status tracking
- Defining responsibilities to eliminate confusion within the roles and missed handoffs
- Testing multiple resource management tools to identify the most effective setup
- Introducing quarterly planning and review cycles to align cross-functional teams
- Improving transparency and collaboration through structured workflows
This partnership was not about the implementation of yet another tool - it was about building clarity, accountability and structure into how work got done.
The outcome: Transparency, scalability, and confidence
Implementation of the structured portfolio management had an immediate impact on end-to-end visibility across projects in the department. The implemented solution enables predictable resource planning, clearly stating the scopes of each role and reducing handovers of the assigned tasks. Furthermore, the introduction of regular planning and review meetings boosted team engagement and collaboration.
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